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my husband’s got skills.

October 28, 2011~ DIY DREAM HOUSE, HOME, Jay's DIY

 
 
 
i’ve mentioned this in the past, but my husband’s hobby is to buy and move into an old home and renovate it himself, then rent it out and then buy/move into another old home to renovate it and so on.  so after he renovated our previous house, (to see the house go here for before/after pictures.) he couldn’t wait to renovate the house we live in now and he’s already renovated our whole basement and was about to tackle the main floor, but when my parents retired and moved back into their house in the states, jay offered to renovate their whole house for them.  isn’t he such a sweet son-in-law?  my parents sure adore him and love him dearly.
 
so while our house is on a pause from the renovation mode, my husband’s been busy renovating my parents’ house.  he’s not completely finished yet, but here is his work so far.
 
 
pictures of the kitchen and the dining room before:
 
(just to note, my parents are meticulously clean,
these were just taken right before packing and moving for the demolition.)
you can say it, it was pretty bad.
but i’m going to miss this green room. πŸ™
 
and now the comparisons of the before/after:
 
 
 
this is the wall of the dining room but he broke it down to make the kitchen bigger
and to open up the dining room to the kitchen.
 
so instead of a wall now, there’s a kitchen island and the whole place is open!
 
and he painted the walls, took the carpet out and replaced the floor with a wooden floor in the dining room.
and some more pictures of the after:
 
 
 
my mom picked out the colors and and my husband designed the layout and executed the whole thing.(oh, i do have to give a shout out to my brother michael who learned from the master and helped out or he’d give me a hard time. :D)
 

 

i call him the DIY king.
my husband that is, not my brother. hahaha
 
 
 
 

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  1. Rach says

    October 28, 2011 at 8:54 am

    Wow….yes he does got skills… : )
    It looks amazing!

  2. Mary says

    October 28, 2011 at 11:48 am

    it's gorgeous! amazing transformation!

  3. Undernehr says

    October 28, 2011 at 1:52 pm

    Wow! He did a great job.

  4. Amy says

    October 28, 2011 at 2:16 pm

    Holy cow, that is such an awesome transformation.

  5. Leanne says

    October 28, 2011 at 3:00 pm

    That looks amazing! And I am SO glad the chandelier got to stay, it is lovely!

  6. Emily says

    October 28, 2011 at 5:04 pm

    WOW! It looks so AWESOME! What a change! Glad they kept the chandelier though, I love it!

  7. Chynna says

    October 28, 2011 at 6:29 pm

    Wowza! He does have skills! What a beautiful rennovation. Your girls are going to be SO crafty when they grow up…they get it from both sides it looks like…lucky kids! πŸ™‚

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  8. Andrea says

    October 28, 2011 at 6:36 pm

    wow! That is awesome. It looks gorgeous.

  9. Fancy Matter says

    October 28, 2011 at 6:47 pm

    Wow he did and AMAZING job! It looks really great.

  10. Jacie Saltzman says

    October 28, 2011 at 8:04 pm

    UMMM holy cow!! thats so impressive. my husband and i have talked about flipping some houses like that, seems like such a fun hobby. my hubs dad does that kind of stuff, but im sure we still have many lesson to learn from him. and like others have said, SO glad they kept that chandelier. its one of my favorite parts!

  11. Catherine Faux says

    October 28, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    Your husband has skills alright! it looks amazing! We moved into an older home and I am wondering: where does you husband like to get his supplies?

  12. Him and Her says

    October 28, 2011 at 9:11 pm

    GORGEOUS. Love the chandelier.

  13. Dessy Mullane says

    October 29, 2011 at 4:47 am

    Wow! Awesome!

  14. yuni.k says

    October 29, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    That china cabinet and sofa set are TO DIE FOR!

  15. tammy lau says

    October 30, 2011 at 3:38 am

    Nice house.

  16. K Blue says

    October 31, 2011 at 10:40 pm

    You have one seriously amazing hubby. What an incredible transformation! So much talent under one roof. You two are awesome.

  17. Katherine says

    November 1, 2011 at 1:50 am

    Wow he did such an amazing job! You're lucky to have such a talented husband πŸ™‚

  18. Melrose says

    November 1, 2011 at 5:53 pm

    beautiful transformation! you landed yourself a good one there πŸ˜‰

  19. Emily says

    November 2, 2011 at 3:36 am

    Sarah, that is amazing! Please tell your husband to come out this way, I'll take you guys to Disney World while he does my house. πŸ™‚ hehe.

  20. RoseSommer says

    November 2, 2011 at 10:22 am

    What a great job you have done to your kitchen/dining room. We have painted our old kitchen in light colours now, and it was so much job! We are lucky, and a friend did help us a lot.
    Have a nice day.

  21. Kirsten- The Foreign Domestic says

    November 2, 2011 at 5:47 pm

    Wow, so much brighter! It looks like a completely new place!

  22. Mary says

    November 3, 2011 at 3:51 am

    wow! he is amazing. good job jay!

  23. Kara says

    November 5, 2011 at 5:43 pm

    Great job Jay. M house is next!!!

  24. Sew Much Ado says

    November 7, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    Wow! How can we get our husband's to be friends?! Looks great!

  25. Jenfier Harrod says

    November 7, 2011 at 11:19 pm

    Anytime your husband has nothing to do I could use him over at my house:)
    My husband has skills too but just no time:(
    http://www.feedingnineonadime.blogspot.com

  26. Jennifer says

    November 8, 2011 at 8:26 am

    Wow!! Amazing!!
    Thanks for sharing at Show & Share!!

  27. Suzan says

    November 8, 2011 at 9:11 am

    Who wouldn't want a son-in-law with those kind of mad skills?!? Totally changed the room dynamics and made them beautiful and much more functional. Excellent job!!

  28. Sarah says

    November 11, 2011 at 5:18 am

    Thank you so much everyone!And yes, I volunteer my husband to help any of you guys at anytime! πŸ˜‰

    xx

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